[ verb ]
■ cause to be slowed down or delayed
e.g.)
・Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
・she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
→
delay
,
detain
,
hold up
[ noun ]
■ the act of delaying
■ inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
→
delay
,
holdup
[ noun ]
■ the act of slowing down or falling behind
→
lag
,
retardation
,
slowdown
[ verb ]
■ act later than planned, scheduled, or required
e.g.)
・Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
→
delay
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